Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Sassanian plate from Mogunticum - Mainz

Salve,
while visiting Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum (RGZM) in the ancient city of Moguntiacum aka Mainz I came across this interesting Sassanian plate, allegedly from VI-VII century AD, and an example of the Sassanian metal art  - frankly I have never seen one like that before I think



Any ideas?
enjoy
ps
nota bene the Mainz museum has some amazing artifacts from the Late Antiquity and early Middle Ages, a true gem and its is free to enter...
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5 comments:

  1. Dario T. W.April 21, 2015 at 1:09 AM

    http://www.academia.edu/2533988/Shafted_Weapons_in_Sasanian_Hunting_Iconogrphy

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  2. Dario T. W.April 21, 2015 at 1:10 AM

    https://www.academia.edu/8345015/Sasanian_Horse_Armor

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  3. Dario T. W.April 21, 2015 at 1:11 AM

    http://www.academia.edu/10609897/A_DISCUSSION_OF_ONE_KUSHANO-SASANIAN_SILVER_PLATE_AND_RELATION_TO_GANDHARAN_ART

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  4. Dario T. W.April 21, 2015 at 1:14 AM

    http://sino-platonic.org/complete/spp206_sasanian_persia.pdf

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  5. NaddumMay 3, 2015 at 6:57 AM

    Reminds me of this one sword from Arabia (3rd C IIRC) which had a bent forwards pommel.

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